September is National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. To celebrate, here are some inspirational quotes taken from RealMentalHealth.com. Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas Edison It does not matter how deep you fall, what matters is how…
September is National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month, and people all around the country are celebrating with a variety of community-centered events. This year’s theme is “Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal.” Here are some events happening here in Maine: 2nd Annual Bangor Area Summit on Addiction Recovery (9/10/09)…
Polly Haight Frawley, Crossroads for Women for Women’s chief of operations, wrote an article for the Portland Press Herald’s Maine Voices editorial section in response to a quote in a past article about the Diane Schuler tragedy. As the title suggests, it addresses the differences between men and women when it comes to addiction. It…
There has been a lot of media coverage lately around the tragic deaths of Long Island mom Diane Schuler, pop star Michael Jackson and pitchman Billy Mays. All of the stories include allegations of alcohol and / or drug abuse or misuse. All include real people whose lives were taken too soon. And all of…
While it is known that people with a close family member addicted to drugs or alcohol can experience multiple symptoms of physical and psychological stress, these family members are not often intervened with in a medical setting. A recent study coming out of England shows that brief and/or full interventions for family members dealing with…
Want to help raise some green for Crossroads for Women for Women while also being green? CLYNK for Crossroads for Women! Here’s how it works: 1. Pick up or request a special green CLYNK bag from Crossroads for Women for Women. 2. Fill the bag with your empty bottles and cans. 3. Drop the bag…
The Maine Hospital Association recently named Mark Publicker, MD the 2009 MHA Caregiver of the Year at the Association’s Summer Forum at the Samoset Resort in Rockport. Publicker is the medical director of the Mercy Recovery Center at Mercy Hospital in Portland, ME. According to Mercy’s website, Publicker was nominated by Mercy President and CEO…
Here’s a great job opportunity for those in the clinical world. Crossroads for Women for Women is looking for a Masters level, CCS eligible candidate to provide leadership and direction of clinical content across all of its agency programs. The successful candidate will have 5 years previous experience in substance abuse and mental health treatment,…
The following poem about overcoming addiction by Christian D. Larson has been used by hospitals to help patients recover from illness and by coaches to motivate their players. It seems to be pretty inspirational for those in recovery or those close to someone in recovery from drug and/or alcohol addiction. Promise Yourself To be so…
Those in the substance abuse and mental health fields are encouraging people to call their legislators today to make sure that addiction and mental illness prevention, treatment and recovery are included in any healthcare reform considered by Congress and the Obama Administration. If you’d like to participate, visit the Faces and Voices of Recovery Action…
